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Places Along the Way Archives: Private Residence

Architecture By The Book

Small town Victorian tastemakers turned to magazines and catalogs for the objects that would show their wealth and give them status and respect in their communities. These periodicals informed rural and small town folk about what was popular and tasteful... :: Posted on April 6, 2005

Finnish Carpentry

John Palo, finnish immigrant to the "cutover" lands of northern Wisconsin, built a homestead in the town of Oulu among other Finns draw there by the promise of cheap agricultural lands. Oulu persisted for generations as a farming community despite... :: Posted on April 6, 2005

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